Re:1/0 = 0
by umanwizard on Friday August 10, 2018 @06:03PM
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Yeah, (x/y)*y = x is true whenever it's a meaningful statement. x/y has no meaning in standard mathematics when y=0. 1/0 isn't infinity or anything else in standard math, it's literally un-grammatical nonsense.
It should be true for every y that is allowed in the denominator.
That is how fractions are handled in higher math. (Either called "localization" or "ring of fractions").
Even without Pony's assumption, that's only true when y != 0.